CHATTOGRAM, Feb 19: Vast areas of the port city, Chattogram went out of water as the Chattogram WASA's main transmission line has been damaged during canal excavation under the Chattogram Development Authority's (CDA) waterlogging mitigation project in the Anannya Residential Area.
For this reason water supply has been disrupted in 16 areas of the city, said a public notice issued by the Chattogram WASA in this regard.
According to the notice, "The main transmission line of Chattogram WASA was damaged during development activities by the contractor of the CDA's project titled 'Excavation, Expansion, Renovation, and Development of Canals to Alleviate Waterlogging in Chattogram City' in the Oxygen-Kuwaish connecting road area of Anannya Residential Area."
"This transmission line supplies water to a large part of the city. As a result, water supply disruptions are expected in Halishahar, Agrabad, Jamal Khan, Lalkhan Bazar, Madarbari, GEC, Muradpur, Kadamtali, Dhonialapara, Nayabazar, 2 No Gate, Bayezid, Oxygen, Chawkbazar, Nandankanan, and Sirajdoullah Road," the notice added.
The notice further mentioned that Chattogram WASA is making maximum efforts to repair the damaged transmission line as quickly as possible.
The Chattogram WASA authorties hoped that the damage of the transmission pipeline would be repaired by Saturday next. But however the water supply in the city will take more than 12 days.
Following the damage of the pipeline, the production in the Karnaphuli waqter supply project-1 has been suspended.
